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| Coronavirus: Motorist clocked doing 150mph on deserted A11 | Coronavirus: Motorist clocked doing 150mph on deserted A11 |
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| A motorist has been clocked doing more than 150mph (240km/h) on a deserted dual carriageway. | A motorist has been clocked doing more than 150mph (240km/h) on a deserted dual carriageway. |
| The car - a BMW 330 - was first captured by a police helicopter camera on the M11 in Essex, before crossing into Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. | |
| Police said the driver was "reported for dangerous driving and excess speed". | Police said the driver was "reported for dangerous driving and excess speed". |
| "The world may have changed, but the speed limit and traffic laws remain the same," a spokesman said. | "The world may have changed, but the speed limit and traffic laws remain the same," a spokesman said. |
| Traffic officers later "intercepted" the speeding driver on the A11 near Newmarket. | Traffic officers later "intercepted" the speeding driver on the A11 near Newmarket. |
| Department for Transport data showed motor vehicle use in Great Britain fell by two-thirds over the last month, but police chiefs fear a minority are "using the quieter roads as their own personal racetrack". | Department for Transport data showed motor vehicle use in Great Britain fell by two-thirds over the last month, but police chiefs fear a minority are "using the quieter roads as their own personal racetrack". |
| UK police forces have reported increases in the numbers caught flouting speeding laws during the coronavirus lockdown. | UK police forces have reported increases in the numbers caught flouting speeding laws during the coronavirus lockdown. |
| Police in Norfolk have also revealed a "marked increase" in vehicles exceeding the speed limit, including two vehicles caught at more than 100mph on the A47 in the last week alone. | Police in Norfolk have also revealed a "marked increase" in vehicles exceeding the speed limit, including two vehicles caught at more than 100mph on the A47 in the last week alone. |
| Joshua Harris, from the road safety charity Brake, said: "You would really think speeding would decrease during this time. | Joshua Harris, from the road safety charity Brake, said: "You would really think speeding would decrease during this time. |
| "But unfortunately it seems to be on the increase." | "But unfortunately it seems to be on the increase." |
| He said the "absolutely reckless" speeds could cause result in deadly crashes, adding a "massive strain on our emergency services at a time when they are under stress already". | He said the "absolutely reckless" speeds could cause result in deadly crashes, adding a "massive strain on our emergency services at a time when they are under stress already". |
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